Louis Sachar
2) Small Steps
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Three years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is trying hard to keep his life on track, but when his old pal X-Ray shows up with a tempting plan to make some easy money scalping concert tickets, Armpit reluctantly goes along.
3) Holes
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As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnate is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
4) Fuzzy mud
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[2015]
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"Two middle-grade kids take a shortcut home from school and discover what looks like fuzzy mud but is actually a substance with the potential to wreak havoc on the entire world"--Provided by publisher.
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Wayside School volume 1
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Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
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Wayside School volume 3
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Unusual things continue to happen in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
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Wayside School volume 2
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More humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, where students learn to tango, face the cafeteria's dreaded Mushroom Surprise, and study a hobo during show and tell. Sequel to "Sideways Stories from Wayside School.".
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Marvin Redpost volume 3
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After Casey Happleton tells him that if he kisses his elbow he will turn into a girl, nine-year-old Marvin experiments and finds himself very confused about his identity.
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p2010
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When his wealthy uncle, a champion bridge player who has lost his vision, asks seventeen-year-old Alton to be a cardturner for him, Alton has no idea how much he will ultimately learn from his eccentric relative. Includes appendix by Syd Fox with information about bridge.
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Wayside School volume 6
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Follows the adventures and misadventures of students and staff as they cope with the effects of a large, gloomy cloud that has settled over Wayside School.
13) The cardturner
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[2010]
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When his wealthy uncle, a champion bridge player who has lost his vision, asks seventeen-year-old Alton to be a cardturner for him, Alton has no idea how much he will ultimately learn from his eccentric relative. Includes appendix by Syd Fox with information about bridge.
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SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL-You can imagine the confusion at Wayside School when the builder made a terrible mistake. Instead of building 30 classrooms side-by-side, he built them one on top of another. Maybe that accounts for the wacky goings-on in Mrs. Jewls' class. Where else will you find children being turned into apples, dead rats wearing raincoats, and little girls who try to sell their toes? WAYSIDE SCHOOL IS FALLING DOWN- The teacher...
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Wayside School volume 4
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[1989]
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Readers can join the students of mixed-up Wayside School in solving over fifty bizarre math and logic problems.
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Marvin Redpost volume 4
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c1994
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Marvin is really excited to take care of his teacher's dog while she's away. He'll even earn a bonus if he does a good job! And he gets to be alone in his teacher's house! But when Mrs. North's dog starts to look sick, Marvin isn't sure he'll get that bonus. In fact, Mrs. North may never talk to Marvin again! Hilarious and relatable, Marvin Redpost is perfect for kids who love to bond with quirky characters like Junie B. Jones and George Brown,...
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Marvin Redpost volume 5
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Even though they have all come to school in holey clothes, Marvin and his third grade class manage to impress their surprise visitor--the President of the United States.
19) Hoyos
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2003
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Young Stanley Yelnats begins a journey of self-discovery when he is sent to a juvenile detention center in Texas, where the boys are forced to dig five-foot-deep holes as punishment--a process for which Stanley suspects the warden has ulterior motives.
20) Someday Angeline
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c1983
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As an eight-year-old genius in the sixth grade, Angeline is not too popular, but she tries to adjust to being different.